What is the postal code of Rougemont?

The postal code of Rougemont is 1659.

What is the tax rate in Rougemont?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rougemont is 79% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Rougemont?

A single person without children pays about 16'754 CHF income tax in Rougemont on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 283 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rougemont have?

Rougemont has 806 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rougemont?

Rougemont has 284 foreign residents, a share of 35.24% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Rougemont

1659

VD CANTON1659

Residents

806

Area

48.5 km²

Population density

17 pop./km²

Elevation

1'007 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'433 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

79%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

397 49.3%

Men

409 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

131 16.3%

Swiss citizens

522 64.8%

Foreign residents

284 35.2%

Population density

17 pop./km²

0–19 · 131 · 16.3%20–64 · 459 · 56.9%65+ · 216 · 26.8%

Foreign residents 35.2%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Rougemont

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

14.1% YesNo 85.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

34.7% YesNo 65.3%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

69.1% YesNo 30.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

10.1% YesNo 89.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

7.1% YesNo 92.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.5% · strongest party

SVP48.5%

FDP27.9%

SP13.2%

GRÜNE3.5%

Mitte3.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier79%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

79%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 284 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'754 CHF(16.8%)

Rank 283 of 300 in the canton · 1737 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'155 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Eclépens 14'558 CHF · most expensive La Praz 17'020 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'754 CHF(~16.8%)

RougemontCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rougemont	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.8%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.3%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	25%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	28%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.3%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'575 mm

6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'433 m

Mean elevation

1'505 m

Relief

1'491 m

Mean slope

26°

Flat share

2.5%

South-facing

30.9%

Above 2000 m

4.0%

Relief 1'491 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

30.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

41.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'800

31 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.6 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Groupe E SA

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.03 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

1'355

Built before 194639.1%

Built since 200110.8%

1.03 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 124 min · Car 84 min

AgglomerationPT 88 min · Car 49 min

Remoteness 1/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentClaire-Lise Blum Buri

Websiterougemont.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities806 #162 VD · #1576 CH Families & children16.3% #294 VD · #1898 CH Age structure26.8% #10 VD · #248 CH Women share49.3% #221 VD · #1407 CH Foreign residents35.2% #33 VD · #151 CH Population density17/km² #299 VD · #2001 CH Tax burden16'754 #286 VD · #1740 CH Taxes79% #284 VD Warmest municipalities6 °C #297 VD · #1947 CH Sunniest municipalities49.5% #13 VD · #259 CH Rainiest municipalities1'575 mm #15 VD · #190 CH Voter turnout49.6% #279 VD · #1736 CH SVP strongholds48.5% #6 VD · #280 CH SP strongholds13.2% #276 VD · #1144 CH Centre strongholds3.4% #247 VD · #1958 CH FDP strongholds27.9% #71 VD · #140 CH GLP strongholds2.9% #285 VD · #1612 CH Green strongholds3.5% #295 VD · #1814 CH Largest by area48.5 km² #9 VD · #180 CH Highest municipalities1'007 m #22 VD · #260 CH Remotest municipalities124 min #1 VD · #154 CH Best-connected municipalities124 min #300 VD · #1955 CH Highest peaks2'433 m #6 VD · #256 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'505 m #3 VD · #195 CH Greatest vertical range1'491 m #13 VD · #335 CH Steepest municipalities26° #6 VD · #234 CH Solar potential31 GWh #53 VD · #657 CH Cheapest electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #20 VD · #1195 CH Most expensive electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #292 VD · #923 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1659

Rougemont

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Flendruz1659 Rougemont1659

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rougemont?: The postal code of Rougemont is 1659.
What is the tax rate in Rougemont?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rougemont is 79% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Rougemont?: A single person without children pays about 16'754 CHF income tax in Rougemont on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 283 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rougemont have?: Rougemont has 806 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rougemont?: Rougemont has 284 foreign residents, a share of 35.24% (2025).

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